Scheme Manager Parasitology

Job description

Job responsibilities

Essential Criteria:

• Degree in biomedical science or equivalent
• MSc Microbiology/Parasitology OR equivalent years of experience
• Several years knowledge and experience of managing safety requirements
• Maintains professional competence in biomedical sciences
• Understands quality assurance principles and procedures
• People management aptitude for managing people
• Leadership able to motivate others, encourage teamwork, delegate, and get the best out of people
• Communication be able to convey instructions, ideas and opinions clearly and consistently, both orally and on writing
• Training aptitude for developing staff skills and capabilities
• Innovative able to criticize constructively, to design and introduce improvements and to manage change
• Proficient in the use of Microsoft software packages
• Able to deal with problems in a calm and efficient manner
• Proficient in analysing and presenting key information both orally and as part of reports'
• An understanding of and commitment to equality of opportunity and good working relationships

Desirable Criteria:

• Registration with HCPC
• Several years knowledge and experience in parasitology techniques and methods

We pride ourselves as being an employer of choice, where Everyone Matters promoting equality of opportunity to actively encourage applications from everyone, including groups currently underrepresented in our workforce.

UKHSA ethos is to be an inclusive organisation for all our staff and stakeholders. To create, nurture and sustain an inclusive culture, where differences drive innovative solutions to meet the needs of our workforce and wider communities. We do this through celebrating and protecting differences by removing barriers and promoting equity and equality of opportunity for all.

Selection Process

This vacancy is using Success Profiles, and will assess your Behaviours, Experience and Strengths

Stage 1: Application & Sift As part of the application process, you will be asked to provide a Statement of Suitability in no more than 1250 words

This part of the selection process should outline how you consider your skills, experience and achievements, and provide evidence of your suitability for the role, with particular reference to the essential criteria outlined.

You will also be asked to provide information within the Employer/ Activity history section of the application form. This is equivalent to the information you would provide on a CV, setting out your career history. This will be used in sifting process and will be scored.

You should provide examples of how you meet the essential criteria. It should also detail what you and your experience can bring to the role. We suggest using the STAR (situation, task, action, result) method to demonstrate real-life examples for the specified essential criteria. Please note, only information provided within the stated word count will be considered.

If you are successful at this stage, you will progress to interview

Stage 2: Panel Interview

All candidates who are successful at the sift stage will undertake a single video interview. You will be asked to do a 10 minute presentation on the following question:

10 minute presentation on the topic Discuss the challenges you might face in developing and delivering Parasitology EQA compared with those encountered in Bacteriology or Virology EQA Schemes?

The Behaviours tested during the interview stage will be:

Communicating & Influencing

Making Effective Decisions

Leadership

Delivering at Pace

Reserve List:

Candidates who pass the interview criteria but are not offered a post will be kept on a reserve list for 12 months and may be contacted if similar roles become available.

If you are interviewed for the post and do not meet the required threshold for the specified grade, your application may be assessed against a similar, lower grade role and you may be offered the post should one be available.

Benefits

A Civil Service pension with an average employer contribution of 27%

Learning and development tailored to your role

An environment with flexible working options

A culture encouraging inclusion and diversity

Range of health and wellbeing support

Any move to UKHSA from another employer will mean you can no longer access childcare vouchers. This includes moves between government departments. You may however be eligible for other government schemes, including Tax Free Childcare.

Eligibility Criteria

Open to all external applicants (anyone) from outside the Civil Service (including by definition internal applicants)

Nationality requirements

Appointments to roles within UKHSA will be made in accordance with the Civil Service nationality rules. These can be found athttps://www.gov.uk/government/publications/nationality-rulesThis job is broadly open to the following groups:

UK nationals

Nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK

Nationals of the Republic of Ireland

Nationals from the EU, EEA or Switzerland with settled or pre-settled status or who apply for either status by the deadline of theEuropean Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS)

Relevant EU, EEA, Swiss or Turkish nationals working in the Civil Service

Relevant EU, EEA, Swiss or Turkish nationals who have built up the right to work in the Civil Service

Certain family members of the relevant EU, EEA, Swiss or Turkish nationals

We recruit by merit on the basis of fair and open competition, as outlined in the Civil Service Commission's Recruitment Principles.

The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equal opportunities. As such, we run a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.

The Civil Service welcomes applications from people who have recently left prison or have an unspent conviction. Read more about prison leaver recruitment.

Security clearance level requirement

Successful candidates must pass a disclosure and barring security check. Successful candidates must meet the security requirements before they can be appointed. The level of security needed is Basic Personnel Security Standard. People working with government assets must complete Basic Personnel Security Standard checks.

For posts on UKHSA Civil Service terms and conditions, new entrants to the Civil Service are expected to start on the minimum of the pay band. For existing Civil Servants and roles advertised across government, the rules of transfer apply, i.e., level transfers move on current salary or the pay range minimum, transfers on promotion move to new pay range minimum or receive a 10% increase. Either case is determined by whichever is the highest.

Person Specification

Education and Qualifications

Essential

• Degree in biomedical science or equivalent
• oMSc Microbiology/Parasitology OR equivalent years of experience oSeveral years knowledge and experience of managing safety requirements oMaintains professional competence in biomedical sciences oUnderstands quality assurance principles and procedures oPeople management - aptitude for managing people oLeadership - able to motivate others, encourage teamwork, delegate, and get the best out of people oCommunication - be able to convey instructions, ideas and opinions clearly and consistently, both orally and on writing oTraining - aptitude for developing staff skills and capabilities oInnovative - able to criticize constructively, to design and introduce improvements and to manage change oProficient in the use of Microsoft software packages oAble to deal with problems in a calm and efficient manner oProficient in analysing and presenting key information both orally and as part of reports' oAn understanding of and commitment to equality of opportunity and good working relationships

Desirable

• Registration with HCPC

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

Employer details

Employer name

UK Health Security Agency

Address

Central London

London

WC1H 9AZ

Employer's website

https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/uk-health-security-agency (Opens in a new tab)